Fayetteville native Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2013, stirred social media buzz when she returned to the pageant as a judge for this year's competition. All eyes were especially on her reaction to Miss Missouri Jennifer Leigh Davis, who performed a Bollywood dance routine Sunday night in Atlantic City.

Davuluri was the first Indian-American woman to win Miss America and won after also performing a Bollywood dance as her talent portion. On Sunday, she appeared stone-faced on the judges panel as Davis was the first talent performer, dancing to the song "Naacho Re" from the 2014 movie "Jai Ho."

"Not here for MO's talent. @NinaDavuluri was the queen of #bollywood," former Miss America Mallory Hagan, who passed the crown on to Davuluri in 2013, wrote on Twitter.

Social media exploded with similar reactions criticizing Davis, who is not Indian. Others cheered her on, supporting the 23-year-old St. Louis University graduate.

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Miss Missouri Jennifer Davis, seen waving to the Miss America crowd Sunday, ran on a platform of "United We Stand, Divided We Fall - Diversity Matters." She finished in second place, the first runner-up to Miss America 2018 winner Cara Mund. She took home a $13,000 scholarship and will continue performing public works and community services in her home state before returning to school to study being a physician's assistant, specializing in pediatric oncology.

Davis' performance was choreographed by the famous choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan of "So You Think You Can Dance" fame. Davuluri, pictured in 2013, also worked with Mahajan for her Miss America routine after she won Miss New York.